What is the effect of name to the person?Some people like to give the child a unique name, in order to show personality or so as not to repeat with others.Of the United States and China have very big difference, they usually use the generic name and last name.But now many people start a unique name for the kids.Some scholars studied the name in the United States, that is named carefully, because the name really affect a person's job and marriage.

The name "black and white"

At present, the circle of Hollywood star in the United States, a unique name for the kids is one of the hottest thing., for example, Gwen, Alice, and Chris Martin will their newborns named "Apple" (meaning "Apple");Tom cruise named her daughter "in" (" thought "is a commonly used the east europeans name), to the outside world was surprised.

The unusual name sounds really memorable, but it seems to some researchers is not worth recommanding.Associate professor at Harvard University economist, said Roland fryer, "California are born each year 30% of black girls would take for a name that others never used.White name call "Molly" is very common, a total of 16 million people of California called Molly, only six of them are black.In addition, there is no a white called 'the name card sand "and" Aida ", "Reginald" and so on are very typical black name

Resume test

Ace program - ABC television news magazine "20/20" once collected 22 to name and half was white name, half is black, and then respectively in exactly the same content in your resume, sent over the Internet.The results found that filled with "white name" resume downloads is much larger than the name "black" resume.

Name affect career with a mate

American psychologist Brett pelham once studied hundreds of thousands of name, that name can influence a person's life significantly.For example, he said, a man named "gazipur" (The English nameLeaper, the meaning of "hopper") people to become high jump athletes were not accidental;Many of the people who call "Dennis" (Dennis) went on to become a dentist (dentists);It's called "George" (George) are more likely to become a geologist (geologist).Names can even affect a person's marriage.Pelham said: "I study found that name like people are more likely to become a marriage object or a friend."For example, he said, star Tom cruise and Penelope cruz, dating, Paris Hilton, with Paris rhazes, engagement is not accidental.

The name reflects social prejudice

Experts say, according to the name to make a decision may be wrong, but "on the other hand, the best represents your name.If you are satisfied with your name, so you satisfied with any similar things you name."Name prejudice actually reflects the social prejudice.Although the mainstream American society to "African americans" to honour the black, but prejudice in the workplace, and other fields of name, makes the blacks to pay more efforts than others.Of course, there are some outstanding African-American overcomes the negative effects of black name, such as the us secretary of state condoleezza rice.Sociologists believe that to some extent, the society need to challenge is to overcome prejudice, rather than a change of name.